Chen, Patrizia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 CHEPasricha, Neil
Summary: We are lucky. For most of us, famine, plague, economic depression, and other life-threatening catastrophes are the stuff of history books. We’re living in an era with the highest-ever rates of longevity, education, and wealth. Cars drive us home as our phones entertain us before we arrive to food delivered to the front door. We have it all! But there’s just one side effect. We no longer have...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 PASPasricha, Neil
Summary: "From the bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, a new compilation of awesome things and small joys in our lives that bring us together. Award-winning writer Neil Pasricha brings back his trademark laugh-out-loud observations of the world and encourages us to be positive and find gratitude in the simple, free, odd, and silly."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Canada 2022
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 808 PASCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 PASPasricha, Neil.
Summary: Focusing on both tangible pleasures and simple experiences, Pasricha provides a contemporary take on everyday inspiration that skips the typical Chicken Soup for the Soul fare: "When you push the button for the elevator and it's already there," ("Ding!"); "When the boss goes out of town" ("Who's up for a three-hour lunch?"); "Peeling that thin plastic film off new electronics" ("Welcome to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amy Einhorn Books/G. P. Putnam's Sons 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.607 PASPasricha, Neil.
Summary: Based on the award-winning 10-million-plus-hit blog 1000awesomethings.com, The Book of Awesome is a high five for humanity and a big celebration of life's little moments: Popping Bubble Wrap Wearing underwear just out of the dryer Fixing electronics by smacking them Getting called up to the dinner buffet first at a wedding Watching The Price Is Right when you're home sick Hitting a bunch of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin USA, Inc. 2010
View online at OverDrive
Kindl, Patrice.
Summary: Her name is Alexandria Aurora Fortunato, and she is as lovely as the dawn. But that is only one of her problems. There's also the matter of those three magical gifts of treasure bestowed on her by a mysterious old woman. And King Claudio the Cruel wants to marry her for her beauty and her wealth, and so does his rival, Prince Edmund of Dorloo. Those are two more problems. And, worst of all, she...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
View online at OverDrive
Kuh, Patric
Summary: "An award-winning restaurant critic for Los Angeles Magazine and a former restaurant cook profiles the major figures in the so-called artisanal food movement who brought exceptional taste back to food and inspired chefs and restaurateurs to redefine and rethink the way we eat,"--NoveList.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 KUHLozada, Carlos
Summary: The Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic uses the books of the Trump era to argue that the response to this presidency reflects the same failures of imagination that made it possible.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0973 LOZCuarteto Patria
Contents: El Cuarto de Tula -- Ahora Me da Pena -- Luz Que No Alumbra -- Diluvino En El Parana -- Cuando El Rio Suena -- Teje Que Teje -- Para Los Pinares -- Pena -- Compositor Confundido -- A Una Coqueta -- Chan Chan -- Amarrao con P.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Corason 1995
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN CUAPosada, Mia
Summary: "This nonfiction picture book, written and illustrated by Mia Posada, beautifully explains why leaves change color in fall. It highlights both the eye-catching colors of the season and the science behind the colors. Back matter offers additional scientific details for curious readers as well as suggested further reading and links to hands-on activities"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581.4 POSRichardson, Patric
Summary: This follow-up to the best-selling Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore extends the concept of infusing joy into the everyday tasks of maintaining your entire home, with design tips and ideas for DIY projects.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Kindl, Patrice.
Summary: Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses and other dangers before learning exactly who she is.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC KINLawrence, Patrice
Summary: "When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn't feel that she fits in. But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years... Join Tante Janet and her inquisitive niece as they share the story of how her family came to the Caribbean, through the dark days of colonization and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Cat Publishing 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAWMcDonough, Patrice
Summary: In 1866 London, Dr. Julia Lewis, when grisly murders happen all over the city, works with Inspector Richard Tennant to understand a killer's dark obsessions and motivations, facing off against a fiendishly calculating opponent who has set his sights on Julia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Lozada, Carlos
Summary: "The Washington Book is the perfect guide to the state of our politics, and then men and women who dominate the terrain. It explores the construction of personal identity, the delusions of leadership, and that mix of subservience and ambition that can define a life in politics. The more we read the stories of Washington, Lozada contends, the clearer our understanding of the competing visions of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 320 LOZRushen, Patrice
Contents: disc 1. Music of the earth ; When I found you ; Changes (in your life) ; Wishful thinking ; Let's sing a song of love ; Hang it up ; Cha-cha ; It's just a natural thing ; Didn't you know? ; Play! ; Music of the earth (Danny Krivit edit) ; Hang it up (12" version) ; Play! (unreleased extended take) ; Didn't you know (unreleased extended take) -- disc 2. Let the music take me ; Keepin' faith in...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES RUSPosada, Mia
Summary: Gives facts about the many ways animals care for their eggs and young.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press, Inc. 2007
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Posada, Mia.
Summary: Study the picture and read the clues to figure which animal left each set of tracks.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2014
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POSPatricof, Alan J.
Summary: "Extensive media and online coverage of the businesss arena, news of start-ups, merers, and deals are familiar headlines these days. But that wasn't always the case. The early years of venture capital were a far cry from today's very public dealings. Alan Patricof, one of the pioneers of the venture arena, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the past fifty years of the industry. From...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Post Hill Press 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.092 PATMarshall, Capricia Penavic
Summary: "President Obama's former White House Chief of Protocol looks at why diplomacy and etiquette matter-and what they can do for you"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395.5 MARSummary: In 1928, a 10-year-old boy goes to live with his eccentric, sophisticated aunt, a lady who throws a party for any occasion or non-occasion that comes to mind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY AUNBanks, Patrice
Summary: "A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 BANKarst, Patrice
Summary: Emily tries to comfort her best friend, Zack, whose dog Jojo recently died, by telling him about the "Invisible Leash" that connects each owner to his or her deceased pet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Karst, Patrice.
Summary: When Liza and Jeremy run to their mother during a scary storm, she comforts them by telling them about the Invisible String, which connects people who love each other no matter where they are and means that they are never alone.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DeVorss Publications 2000